Overview
- Gardner was targeted in the Colts' Week 4 London game on Sunday and surrendered more than 100 receiving yards with two explosive plays and a touchdown on five targets.
- Pro Football Focus recorded a 156.3 passer rating when Gardner was targeted and Next Gen Stats showed a career‑high yards allowed in coverage, marking the game as a statistical outlier.
- Colts defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo said the long plays reflected route timing, a late quarterback release and safety overlap in Cover‑2 rather than a pure assignment breakdown.
- Gardner publicly criticized his own effort, calling his run‑support performance 'unacceptable' and saying the secondary must learn from the game.
- The Colts won 30–13 to reach 2–2, and the team views Sunday’s matchup at Pittsburgh as a short turnaround test to correct communication and for Gardner to rebound.